Rear seats?

[Mr Whippy]

It’s probably not likely I’ll get one any way, but need to know whether to stop dreaming on Autotrader… but what are the rear seats like?

4 yr old and 6 yr old. Front seats set for a 6ft and 5ft 6 wife.

Something viable for summer trips out for the day in a convertible?

996, 997, 991, all similar sizes, or later cars bigger/better?

A case of try it and see?


At what point will it not work with kids? I expect they’ll out/grow it fairly quickly but hopefully by the time they do it could be a 3rd car.

[rob.kellock]

My two were 6 and 3 when I got my 996.2. My lad was starting to much prefer the front seat when it went 5 years later…

There is a bit more room in a 991.

Watch the cabs, the rear seat backrests are very vertical and there is a little less space than in a coupe.

I say go for it if you can, will put a smile in everyone’s face.

[46AF]

Had a 997 from when my daughter was 5-10.. no problem

Then it started to get a bit tight so changed to a 991 and there is a lot more room (comparatively of course.. it’s only an extra few inches but makes all the difference)

She is 13 now and still fits - still give her and her 2 mates a lift to school sometimes and they love it

[I 8 a 4RE]

6’4” 17 stone (but not fat if you know what I mean).

Couldn’t fit in a 997, 996 steering wheel in my lap. My 991 is perfect.
3.5 year old in Porsche seat behind passenger seat and loves it.

[Mr Whippy]

This is positive be enough for me to go spend some time taking a look then!

I’m hankering most after a 996T.

[Orangecurry]

Here they were 11 and 8 - can't remember exactly when they grew too much to travel in the back - probably the constant complaints about neck pain and walking with a permanent shuffle got to me in the end...

They loved it - and you'll have more room in the 996.

[nebpor]

Mr Whippy said:

This is positive be enough for me to go spend some time taking a look then!

I’m hankering most after a 996T.

996T as my daily, 7 and 10 year old kids in the back. My son is getting tall enough to start saying he’s a bit smalll for it when my wife is also in car and he has to go in back, but he’s got another year left in there I reckon before it’s too small

Had kids in the back of this and my previous 996 for 7 years now